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Why Zelenskyy dismissed all regional recruitment chiefs
Summary
A look back at the corruption-driven purge of Ukraine's military recruitment leadership, and a sanctions announcement from Canada two days earlier.
What prompted Ukraine's president to remove an entire layer of the military's recruitment apparatus? On 11 August 2023, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of all heads of regional military recruitment centres, citing corruption.
The announcement came during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It covered every regional recruitment centre head, rather than selected individuals. The stated reason was corruption.
Canada's Belarus sanctions
Two days earlier, on 9 August 2023, Global Affairs Canada announced new sanctions against Belarus. The announcement coincided with the three-year anniversary of the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.
The two items were unrelated developments, reported within days of each other.
